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Orioles manager Buck Showalter said earlier this spring that Everth Cabrera would likely see time in the outfield, and Cabrera will start in center field for the first time Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Bright House Field. When Cabrera, normally an infielder, was asked about playing center before the game, it was news to him, but he said it wouldn't be an issue. “I’ve been playing a little bit of center field before,” said Cabrera, who will also lead off Monday. “It doesn’t matter to me. I need the opportunity to play somewhere and I can help my team to win games. He said he hasn’t taken any fly balls in the outfield...

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter said earlier this spring that Everth Cabrera would likely see time in the outfield, and Cabrera will start in center field for the first time Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Bright House Field.
When...

The Orioles added four players to their 40-man roster last week and are expected to sign infielder Rey Navarro to a major league contract this week, putting their suddenly crowded 40-man roster at 38 players.
So where’s the space for the Orioles to add...

In recent weeks, the Orioles have built the largest division lead in baseball as they chase their first American League East title in 17 years, but the club now faces the possibility of being without All-Star third baseman Manny Machado for an...

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IF Ivan De Jesus played all nine innings of the Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday and went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the International League's 7-3 win. … RHP Tyler Wilson, who joined the Tides earlier this month, entered the...

The Orioles have taken South Korean right-hander Suk-min Yoon off the organization’s 40-man roster and outrighted him to Triple-A Norfolk.
Yoon and infielder Cord Phelps, who was designated for assignment Sunday in order to make room for right-hander...

CHICAGO -- Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez said his transition to the bullpen was made easier Saturday when the Orioles brought him in following their three-hour, nine-minute rain delay.
The delay allowed Jimenez to make his first relief appearance since his...

The Orioles are back home after their first losing road trip of the season and will open an 11-game homestand Monday night against the Tampa Bay Rays.
They still maintain a six-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East,...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the club nearly has decided which players will be promoted once rosters expand Monday.
The Orioles undoubtedly will recall right-hander Ryan Webb from Triple-A Norfolk, as well as Steve Clevenger as the third...

CHICAGO -- Struggling Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez was sent to the bullpen Tuesday, bumping him from a crowded starting rotation in a move that seemed destined to occur since his last rocky outing over the weekend in Cleveland.
Before...

As expected, the Orioles have placed third baseman Manny Machado on the 15-day disabled list with what the team has diagnosed as a right knee ligament sprain.
The team also has purchased the contract of infielder Cord Phelps from Triple-A Norfolk to fill...

The Orioles’ decision to purchase the contract of infielder Cord Phelps from Triple-A Norfolk to take third baseman Manny Machado’s spot on the club’s 25-man roster was somewhat of a surprise because he wasn’t on the organization’s 40-man roster like...

The Orioles’ offseason overhaul took some time to gain steam, but two moves in one day have added a little more clarity to the team’s roster for next season.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Orioles agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal with former Oakland...

In this space 24 hours ago, I wrote an update on the Orioles' nine free agents. One of those players -- second baseman Alexi Casilla -- had yet to sign with a team.
But on Friday, the Orioles announced that they were re-signing Casilla, whose $3...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- This is the time in the offseason when savvy clubs are able to make some under-the-radar minor league signings that can help them down the road.
And while the Orioles' signings of Delmon Young and Alexi Casilla over the past few days...

The Orioles added more organizational depth Monday, claiming infielder Cord Phelps off waivers from the Cleveland Indians.
Phelps -- primarily a second baseman who has also played left field, third base and shortstop in the minors – played 53 games...

The Orioles don't have to make an official decision for a week, but they will tender contracts to all nine of their arbitration-eligible players, according to the club's top executive.
“We are planning on tendering those guys,” Orioles executive vice...

So the Orioles added a second baseman to their 40-man roster Monday. And it wasn’t Brian Roberts.
It was Cord Phelps, a former third-round pick by the Cleveland Indians who was put on waivers and claimed by the Orioles.
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In most years, baseball's winter meetings mark the unofficial starting line of the annual offseason spending spree on free agents. But as the Orioles arrive at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort this week, pay day for several high-priced free...

A day after Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette mentioned Cord Phelps as an option for the starting second base job, the Orioles outrighted the 25-year-old to Triple-A Norfolk after he cleared waivers.
Duquette said once the club acquired...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Less than an hour after the Orioles' team bus pulled into Bright House Field on Monday afternoon, the team was on its way back to Sarasota.
The Orioles' split-squad road game against the Philadelphia Phillies was canceled shortly...